BMJ 2008;336:529 (8 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39511.572315.4E
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Health education charity closes its doors
Zosia Kmietowicz
1 London
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The charity Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP), which specialises in health information, is to close at the end of August, because of a lack of funding.
The charity, which was established in 1997, has developed and run a range of national campaigns on public health and health service issues, such as obesity, self care of long term conditions, and the importance of keeping your appointment with your GP. However, the Department of Health says it will not fund the organisation beyond April 2008.
David Wrigley, the charity’s chairman, said: "It is with deep regret that we have been forced to make this decision. For over a decade DPP has fought to keep health education and self care at the top of the agenda.
"How ironic [it is] that now, just as the prime minister has announced that the government will need increasingly to shift focus and resources to the prevention and
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